Four Papier-mâché Trinket Boxes, Kashmir, mid C20th

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Four Papier-mâché Trinket Boxes, Kashmir, mid C20th

Four papier-mâché boxes, one circular and three of rounded rectangular form, all decorated in typical colourful floral designs, the circular example resembling quite closely the Chinese ‘mille-fleur’ pattern, the bases and the interior in black lacquer. The well known papier-mâché technique, in which items are formed from pulped paper dried to form a hard surface, is nearly ubiquitous, but Kashmir in India was a famed centre for the technique usually held to have commenced in production there in the 15th century when King Zain-ul-Abidin invited papier-mâché artists from Central Asia to practice their craft in his kingdom. These examples are much later, of course, and were probably made some time in the twentieth century, perhaps towards the middle, when the Kashmiri craftsmen were exporting their wares expansively. Their decorative appeal is obvious but, as storage items for trinkets they can perform a practical function as well.
Size: (1) [Green] Width 11.8cm (max), Ht (max) 5.8cm, Depth (max) 9cm (2) [Gold/bird] Width (max) 7.5cm, Ht (max) 4.5cm, Depth (max) 6.5cm (3) [Gold/flowers] Width (8cm) (max), Ht (max) 3.8cm, Depth (max) 6.5cm (4) [Round] Diam 7.4cm, Ht (max) 4cm]
Weight: 345gm (all four)
Date: Mid C20th
Condition: Good condition, no issues
Estimate: £20 – 30

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